Seems pretty simple, right? Tell that to two burn-victims-slash-would-be-robbers on Staten Island. [NYP]
extreme weather
The 2020 Hurricane Season Is Officially Out of Names
THE FEED
poll position
New, Highly Credible Polls Offer Bad News For Trump
the national interest
A White House Aide Just Warned Us That Donald Trump Is a Sociopath
vote by mail
How Democrats’ Reliance on Mail-In Voting Could Help Trump
Another good poll for Biden shows a mostly familiar picture
NPR/PBS/Marist national poll
LIKELY VOTERS
Biden/Harris 52%
Trump/Pence 43%
**
Men: Trump+4
Women: Biden+20
White no college: Trump+30
White college+: Biden+35
Independents: Biden+21
Suburban: Biden+14
White evangelicals: Trump+46
65 or older: Biden+4
—@sahilkapur
LIKELY VOTERS
Biden/Harris 52%
Trump/Pence 43%
**
Men: Trump+4
Women: Biden+20
White no college: Trump+30
White college+: Biden+35
Independents: Biden+21
Suburban: Biden+14
White evangelicals: Trump+46
65 or older: Biden+4
coronavirus stimulus
Trump Nibbles at Stimulus Compromise As Pressure for Deal Increases
Tell this to any parent
Mayor de Blasio tells @WNYC the reopening of schools was a “greater challenge than anyone foresaw.”
—@yoavgonen
McConnell has always been about a level playing field
MCCONNELL: “After they change the filibuster, they’re going to admit the District as a state. They’re going to admit Puerto Rico as a state. That’s four new Democratic senators in perpetuity. Once they get a hammerlock on the Senate, they’re going to then pack the Supreme Court.”
—@ryanstruyk
tech
Trump Administration to Ban WeChat and TikTok From App Stores
politics
Trump Announces a ‘National Commission to Support Patriotic Education’
vision 2020
Former Pence Aide Endorses Biden: ‘Trump Doesn’t Care About Anyone Else’
vision 2020
A Rational Case for How Trump Could Win the Election Without Stealing It
2020 elections
Overshadowed by 2020 Crises, California Ballot Initiatives Are Still a Big Deal
The USPS had planned to send millions of masks to Americans, but the White House killed the plan
Some top administration officials even hoped to tap the mail service’s vast network — and its unrivaled ability to reach every U.S. Zip code — to help Americans obtain personal protective equipment. The idea originated out of the Department of Health and Human Services, which suggested a pack of five reusable masks be sent to every residential address in the country, with the first shipments going to the hardest-hit areas.
At the time, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had been working on coronavirus guidance that recommended face coverings, a reversal of its previous position, in the face of mounting evidence that people could spread the coronavirus without experiencing symptoms. The Postal Service prepared for the possibility it might be deputized in the effort, drawing up a news release touting that it was “uniquely suited” to help. The service specifically identified Orleans and Jefferson parishes in Louisiana as the first areas to receive face coverings, with deliveries shortly thereafter to King County, Wash.; Wayne County, Mich.; and New York, according to the newly unearthed document, which is labeled a draft.
Before the news release was sent, however, the White House nixed the plan, according to senior administration officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share internal deliberations. Instead, HHS created Project America Strong, a $675 million effort to distribute “reusable cotton face masks to critical infrastructure sectors, companies, healthcare facilities, and faith-based and community organizations across the country.” About 600 million of the 650 million masks ordered have been distributed, according to an HHS spokesperson, including 125 million set aside for schools.
the national interest
William Barr Lays Out Terrifying Theory for Corrupting Justice Department
authoritarianism
It Is Not Undemocratic to Call Trump’s Presidency ‘Illegitimate’
vision 2020
Polls: Biden Maintains Electoral College Lead, But It’s Fragile
education
De Blasio Delays NYC School Opening — Again
A major – and majorly good for Democrats – development in Pennsylvania
🚨🚨🚨
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has extended PA’s mail ballot deadline, ordering ballots to be counted if counties receive them by mail by 5 pm Friday, Nov. 6 and either are postmarked by Election Day or have no evidence of being sent after it.https://t.co/8fLKI5gbhW
—@Elaijuh
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has extended PA’s mail ballot deadline, ordering ballots to be counted if counties receive them by mail by 5 pm Friday, Nov. 6 and either are postmarked by Election Day or have no evidence of being sent after it.https://t.co/8fLKI5gbhW
After all that, NYC schools aren’t totally reopening on 9/21
BREAKING: NYC schools will NOT physically reopen for all students on Monday. The city is doing a phased-in reopening instead, by grade levels, throughout the next few weeks. This is the second time the mayor has delayed in-person classes. More soon.
—@elizashapiro
memoirs
Barack Obama Has Finally Finished His Book
Trump signals even harder that he won’t accept the results on November 3
Because of the new and unprecedented massive amount of unsolicited ballots which will be sent to “voters”, or wherever, this year, the Nov 3rd Election result may NEVER BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED, which is what some want. Another election disaster yesterday. Stop Ballot Madness! https://t.co/3SMAk9TC1a
—@realDonaldTrump
the national interest
Trump Stoked Police Violence, and It May Have Cost Him the Election
trump administration
Federal Officials Considered Using a ‘Heat Ray’ Against D.C. Protesters: Report
coronavirus
Trump Says U.S. COVID Response Would Improve ‘If You Took the Blue States Out’
vision 2020
How the Campaigns Are Preparing to Win the Chaotic Election Aftermath
vision 2020
MAGA Visibility Is Making Democrats Nervous
hurricane sally
Hurricane Sally: ‘Devastating’ Rain Expected in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida
contested election
The System for Resolving a Contested Presidential Election Is Also a Mess
department of justice
Barr Tells Prosecutors to Weigh Sedition Charge for Violent Protesters: Report
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